Seattle WA

Gov. Bob Ferguson tried and failed to make the case for “why Washington” to Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol after the coffee giant had already warned the governor that higher taxes would damage the state’s business climate and after the company announced a massive expansion in Nashville, Tennessee.

SEATTLE — Firefighters extinguished a fire early Tuesday at a three-story commercial building in Seattle’s Madison Valley, officials said. Video from a Seattle Department of Transportation camera showed heavy smoke coming from the building as crews responded at East Madison Street near 27th Avenue East, near Julia Lee’

The fire started in a 3-story commercial building along East Madison Street at around 3:30 a.m., according to the Seattle Fire Department, and required a heavy response from both firefighters and police due to its intensity, with flames even shooting from the windows.

Puget Sound Pizza recently opened their first restaurant in Port Orchard, marking their first foray into Kitsap County along with their existing locations in Tacoma, Lakewood and Key Center. Their newest restaurant replaces Dino’s Pizzeria at 1604 Bay St., according to the chain’s announcement on Facebook. Puget Sound

Wednesday will still be another warm day with plenty of sunshine, but by late afternoon and evening we’ll start watching for thunderstorms to develop over the Cascades and east of the mountains.

SEATTLE - Washington homebuyers finally have breathing room as active listings surged to a 2026 high in June, the Northwest Multiple Listing Service reported. According to the NWMLS June 2026 Market Snapshot, active listings climbed 16.4% year over year to 23,088, while the state's median sales price for homes and cond

In the 1980s, my grandparents in Seattle’s Wedgwood neighborhood ran a tight ship. The Seattle Times and the Seattle PI in one bin. Tin cans in another. Aluminum in a third. Glass sorted by color, clear here, green and brown there. I don’t think they missed a week.

A police pursuit ended Saturday evening after officers arrested three robbery suspects and recovered a firearm that had been thrown from their vehicle.

Very low tides have returned to the Puget Sound this week, and they will be some of the last chances of the summer to explore the uncovered coasts. The peak low tide should arrive Tuesday, July 14, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . Beachgoers can catch low tides into Wednesday, July 15,

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd announced Monday that a former King County Jail inmate and his accomplice were convicted today in U.S. District Court in Seattle for a fraud scheme targeting sick veterans.